%0 Journal Article %T Rheumatic aortic valve disease—when and who to repair? %A Afifi, Ahmed %A Hosny, Hatem %A Yacoub, Magdi %J Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery %D 2019 %B 2019 %9 %! Rheumatic aortic valve disease—when and who to repair? %K %X Rheumatic valve disease is an endemic problem that is responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality in many countries. Unlike the rheumatic mitral valve, aortic repair continues to be challenging. A thorough understanding of the underlying mechanisms; structural and functional, is essential for repair. We here describe various methods of repair and outline our favoured techniques. %U https://www.annalscts.com/article/view/16622 %V 8 %N 3 %P 383-389 %@ 2304-1021